Current status of food animal antidotes

The availability of antidotes in veterinary medicine has been an issue for more than a decade. Antidotes are available for food animals through extral abel use, regulatory discretion, and compounding. There is little economic incentive for pharmaceutical companies to pursue approval of antidotes and other drug products that have a small market. in addition human food safety concerns must be addressed when approving antidotes for use in food animal s. This article provides a brief history of antidote availability, current mechanisms for procuring food animal antidotes, and availability of specifi c antidotes for use in food animals.